The U.S. and the Saudis

"I really consider President and Mrs. Mubarak to be friends of my family" - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, March 2, 2009.

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For all the righteous talk about human rights oppression and violent assaults on democratic protesters in the Muslim world, any honest ranking would place Saudi Arabia near or at the top of that list. This week, the long-time head of the deeply repressive Saudi Interior Ministry, Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, died. Prince Nayef -- in addition to ha...